Grandfather's secret formula is indeed hard to gather, having run to more than thirty herbal medicine shops in the Capital City to barely collect all the necessary herbs.

The herbs mentioned here are all the herbs needed for the upcoming week. There's also the large tub for soaking and the big pot for bathing.

This explains why they must use a pickup truck to transport everything back.

"Show your identification documents and mission details, name..."

"Captain..." Upon returning to the first checkpoint of Yanhuang Soul for the routine inspection, Lei Xiaolei was surprised to see that the person conducting the check was his former captain.

"Xiaolei? Hmm? Isn't that Ye Xiaofan? You're here again?" Xiaolei's captain called out loudly upon seeing the two of them.

"Yeah, we're here on some business." Xiaofan smiled and replied.

"Identification, mission details, name, special circumstances proof, etc., please show them..."

Even though they were acquaintances, the routine inspections still had to be done thoroughly. Besides, not everyone knew Xiaofan had a special access pass. It was just assumed that this pickup truck was an internal Yanhuang Soul vehicle, and everyone thought it was teammates, not realizing it was Xiaofan and the others.

After all, Xiaofan and the others trained in the Freshman Area by day and only went to the training escape facility at night. Lei Xiaolei hadn't notified the captain about his return this time either, so he was slightly surprised.

Once the special access pass with its mark was seen, and with Xiaolei's identification shown, their identities were beyond doubt. However, the items in the truck still had to be inspected.

Such strict investigations were naturally justified. Yanhuang Soul was Huaxia's most important organizational base and couldn't afford even the slightest mistake.

"Captain, there's, there's alcohol."

"Hmm? Anything else?"

"Nothing else."

"Clear passage."

"Yes."

With one command from Xiaolei's former captain, the gate opened, allowing Xiaofan and Xiaolei through. However, as the car started, the captain quietly leaned against the window and whispered, "Where are you staying?"

"Over in the Freshman Area, my phone number hasn't changed." Lei Xiaolei replied loudly.

"Cough, cough, leave, leave me two bottles. We're on the night shift for the next three days, and I probably won't be able to switch shifts until after two in the morning. Well, just two bottles will do."

"Cough, cough... you'd better hurry." Xiaofan chuckled lightly.

"Hey, hey, don't be so stingy. Look, it's five boxes of beer. I mean, I was Xiaolei's former captain, or I could just order your alcohol to be confiscated right now."

"I didn't mean that." Xiaofan laughed even louder.

"Then..."

"Captain, it's not that we're stingy. It's just that we have six mouths to feed over there, and Brother Junjie will definitely want some too. After your shift, come over quickly. By two in the morning, I think it's doubtful..."

"Are you an idiot? Can't you just stash some away for me?"

"But Brother Junjie has a nose like a dog's; it can't be hidden."

"Alright, alright, at least leave me two bottles, or at the very least one."

Apparently, there were more than just a couple of alcohol lovers in Yanhuang Soul. Many enjoyed a couple of drinks, but there's a regulation that unless they've completed a mission, they can't drink. So many people in Yanhuang Soul couldn't buy alcohol even if they had money, and even if they brought it in from outside, it had to be handed over to the storage room upon entry to be kept until they're authorized to drink it.

"Captain, what were you talking about with them just now? All secretive?"

"Nothing much."

"Wasn't it about those boxes of alcohol? Captain, how about visiting Xiaolei tonight and taking me along?"

"Take you? Quiet down. I'll bring back a sip or two for you to enjoy at most."

"That's great..."

Take it back? Two bottles aren't even enough, let alone taking it back? If it's taken back with so many people, who gets to drink it and who watches? Honestly.

After passing through several checkpoints, Xiaofan and Lei Xiaolei returned to the Freshman Area. Of course, Xiaolei just put all the alcohol in the dorm, while Xiaofan delivered the herbs to Shen Zuimo.

Without any ulterior motives, Xiaofan was so earnest and hurried because he wanted Zuimo to quickly consolidate her strength. A slight enhancement could increase her survival rate in dangerous situations.

When Shen Zuimo saw Xiaofan bringing a huge tub into her room, her cold gaze showed confusion.

"In the middle of the night, what are you doing?"

"I'm helping you consolidate your strength."

"With this thing?"

"Yes." Xiaofan smiled gently.

"What exactly are you trying to do? Don't try to deceive me with some random lie. If I find you deceiving me, I will definitely..."

"I won't deceive you, even if I were, it would be for your own good..."

Hearing this, Shen Zuimo was slightly stunned. Although his voice wasn't loud, every word was forceful with no room for hesitation.

Once she came to her senses, Xiaofan had already brought up the propane tank and various pots. Are they planning to cook privately here?

"Alright, now can you tell me what you're going to do?" Shen Zuimo asked coldly.

"I will first boil these herbs, and after the water is boiled, put it in the tub. Once it reaches a certain temperature, you can soak in it. Two large pots will alternately brew, and when the water starts to cool, I'll add more hot water. After about two hours of soaking, I'll use acupuncture needles to help you open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. The process will be painful, so you'll have to endure it. But I know you won't mind the pain, especially since even Li Kuo managed to get through it, I'm sure you can too."

"Li Kuo? That weak-looking guy? He managed to open them? But it doesn't seem like his strength has increased at all. Rather, his endurance places him last among the freshmen." Shen Zuimo doubted.

"He's essentially a bookish ordinary person, so his strength increases can be basically neglected. But the fact that he endured indicates there's room for him to improve." Xiaofan explained further.

"I'm not very convinced by you. If you try to use drugs to make me unconscious..."

"Even if I tried to knock you unconscious right now, you wouldn't have a chance to resist, and besides, when we used to live together, I had plenty of opportunities to do something to you." Xiaofan uttered this line and continued heading downstairs to bring the herbs up one by one.

When they lived together... what exactly happened between them then? Shen Zuimo was genuinely finding this guy increasingly strange.

It was as if at that moment, Shen Zuimo became interested in remembering what had happened during her amnesia. She suddenly wanted to know how she truly felt about this boy, because she possibly couldn't believe that apart from her icy side, she could have a different attitude towards the person beside her. Was that feeling truly hers?

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